Chevrier Basilie, Lamore Kristopher, Untas Aurélie, Dorard Géraldine
Aix-Marseille Université, PSYCLÉ, Aix-en-Provence, France.
Université de Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Affectives, Lille, France.
Front Psychol. 2022 Oct 24;13:990257. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.990257. eCollection 2022.
Young Adult Carers (YAC) are informal carers aged 18-25 years. This is an unrecognized population. The present systematic review aims to respond to: (1) how YAC are identified in research; (2) the prevalence of YAC; (3) the characteristics of YAC; and (4) how to support YAC. Five electronic databases (Google Scholar, PsycArticle, PsycInfo, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, and PubMed) were searched for studies, scientific articles, and gray literature on YAC published prior to January 18, 2021. The quality of included studies was assessed using the Crow Critical Appraisal Tool, and a narrative method was used to underline major findings. Twenty-three studies were included and revealed that there were several ways to identify YAC, resulting in heterogeneous prevalence. Nine themes were highlighted for YAC characteristics (way into caring; care receiver; caring responsibilities; amount of caring; self-identification as a carer; living arrangement; physical, psychological, and adaptative outcomes; interpersonal relationships; education and employment); and three for YAC support (needs, available support services, and recommendations). The findings showed the diversity of YAC experiences. Although YAC expressed several needs, there are few or no support services devoted to them. More research is needed to improve political awareness.
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021231882, identifier: CRD42021231882.
青年成年照顾者（YAC）是年龄在18至25岁的非正式照顾者。这是一个未被认知的群体。本系统综述旨在回答以下问题：（1）在研究中如何识别青年成年照顾者；（2）青年成年照顾者的患病率；（3）青年成年照顾者的特征；以及（4）如何支持青年成年照顾者。我们在五个电子数据库（谷歌学术、PsycArticle、PsycInfo、心理学与行为科学合集和PubMed）中检索了2021年1月18日之前发表的关于青年成年照顾者的研究、科学文章和灰色文献。使用克劳批判性评价工具评估纳入研究的质量，并采用叙述方法强调主要发现。纳入了23项研究，结果显示有多种识别青年成年照顾者的方法，导致患病率存在异质性。突出了九个关于青年成年照顾者特征的主题（开始照顾的方式；受照顾者；照顾责任；照顾量；自我认同为照顾者；生活安排；身体、心理和适应结果；人际关系；教育和就业）；以及三个关于青年成年照顾者支持的主题（需求、可用的支持服务和建议）。研究结果显示了青年成年照顾者经历的多样性。尽管青年成年照顾者表达了多种需求，但专门为他们提供的支持服务很少或根本没有。需要更多研究来提高政治意识。
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021231882，标识符：CRD42021231882 。
